Linux Software Engineer - Systems Engineering

Pure Storage • Santa Clara, CA

116d • $167,000 - $246,000

About The Position

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry. This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

Requirements

• 5+ years development in Linux kernel/device drivers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of shipping products with high performance and high resiliency.
• Natural curiosity and the ability to design, implement, and test your work.
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
• Strong understanding of CPU architecture, computer architecture, operating systems, algorithms, and data structures.
• B.S. or higher degree in CS or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of I/O technologies and standards such as NVMe, Ethernet, Fibre Channel or SCSI.
• Experience with user space device drivers.
• Understanding of enterprise data storage system architectures and behavior.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize performance at many levels - from CPU instruction optimizations, to NUMA and interrupt handling, to threading and locking issues.
• Contributing to mainline kernel.

Responsibilities

• Development on the Linux kernel as used in Pure’s storage products, including new features, bug fixes, and performance enhancements.
• Helping specify and set requirements for upcoming enterprise grade storage servers across multiple product lines.
• Software development through architecture, development, test, release, and maintenance.
• Leading and mentoring junior engineers.
• Development primarily in C/C++ and Python, participating in code reviews.
• Helping achieve world-class performance through experimentation, analysis, and tuning.

Benefits

• Flexible time off.
• Wellness resources.
• Company-sponsored team events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees